Baroque Mirrors
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Poplar
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Composition
19th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Glass, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Oak
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Metal, Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Early 1800s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1880s European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood, Walnut
20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
17th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Mirrors
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Fruitwood
19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1840s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Murano Glass
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Brass
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1950s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Resin
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century German Antique Baroque Mirrors
Porcelain
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
1970s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood





